Policeman testifies no fingerprints were taken from gun woman allegedly had

No fingerprints were retrieved from a firearm that Hazel Donna Greenidge was allegedly carrying almost five years ago.

That was the evidence of Police Constable Roger Barrow when Greenidge’s firearm and ammunition trial got underway in the No. 3 Supreme Court on Wednesday.

Greenidge, 47, of Block 11B, Bottom Close, Wildey, St Michael, is accused of having a .40 calibre Glock semi-automatic pistol and seven rounds of ammunition on February 18, 2018.

Barrow told the court he went to Regent Hill where the Akademiks Bar is located and took 15 photos.

Under cross-examination by defence counsel Angela Mitchell-Gittens, Barrow said he was also the person responsible for checking for fingerprints.

When asked if he had done any tests for fingerprints on the firearm or the small black bag in which it was allegedly found, he said he only tested the gun but did not retrieve any prints.

Barrow said due to the surface of the bag, a test for fingerprints would not have been feasible.

Constable Dario Griffith also testified. He told the court he was assigned to the Tactical Response Unit on the day in question and arrived at the Akademiks Bar around 3:50 a.m. where a fete was in progress.

Griffith said he entered the establishment and went to the deejay before making his way to the bar. He said he told the persons behind the bar who were serving drinks to desist from doing so.

The police officer said the area was well lit and he saw a woman dressed in all black with purple hair behind the bar with a small black bag.

He said upon seeing him the woman left the bar with the bag, via a back door, and returned without it.

Griffith said other police officers subsequently entered the bar and spoke to the woman and she was taken outside and eventually arrested in connection with the firearm.

Under cross-examination by Mitchell-Gittens, he admitted that he did not shout to indicate someone had fled the bar.

Griffith said his duty was to secure the property and he stuck to that task.

He said while he thought it was suspicious she left with the bag and returned without it, he did not tell anyone at that point.

Griffith denied suggestions from Mitchell-Gittens that he did not see Greenidge leave the bar that night.

The matter is being heard before Justice Carlisle Greaves.